picropharmacolite

English

Etymology

For its composition: from Ancient Greek πικρός (pikrós, “bitter”) in allusion to its magnesium content and φάρμακον (phármakon, “drug, medicine, poison”) for its arsenic content, with the mineral suffix from λίθος (líthos, “stone”). It is similar but not closely related to pharmacolite.

Noun

picropharmacolite

1. (mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing arsenic, calcium, hydrogen, magnesium, and oxygen.

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Picropharmacolite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “picropharmacolite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.